英语访谈对话 235 Cooking

 　　Todd: John, so you're wife taught us how to make tacos.

　　John: She's a good woman.

　　Todd: Can you make anything?

　　John: Yeah, my favorite food is Mexican food. So I can make a pretty good Mexican chicken casserole.

　　Todd: OK, first of all, what are the ingredients?

　　John: Let's see. Well, you need chicken, chili¹ powder, rice, canned mushroom soup, and lots of cheese.

　　Todd: OK, and how do you make it?

　　John: Basically, you cook the chicken. You can like grill² it or bake it. Whatever you want and you strip it into pieces and then you cook the rice and then you take the rice and the chicken and the mushroom soup and the cheese and the chili powder and you basically mix it all together in a big slop and then you put it in a casserole dish and throw it in the oven.

　　Todd: Oh, wow, sounds pretty good. How long does it take to make?

　　John: You could do it in about an hour.

　　Todd: An hour!

　　John: Yeah.

　　Todd: Wow, that's pretty fastJohn: An hour or under an hour.

　　Todd: OK, have you made it recently?

　　John: No, I haven't made it in awhile. It's hard to find all the ingredients. Cream of mushroom soup is, I don't see it that often in Japan.

1 chili   

n.辣椒

参考例句：

• He helped himself to another two small spoonfuls of chili oil.他自己下手又加了两小勺辣椒油。
• It has chocolate,chili,and other spices.有巧克力粉，辣椒，和其他的调味品。

2 grill   

n.烤架，铁格子，烤肉；v.烧，烤，严加盘问

参考例句：

• Put it under the grill for a minute to brown the top.放在烤架下烤一分钟把上面烤成金黄色。
• I'll grill you some mutton.我来给你烤一些羊肉吃。